Pereira Wins First Korn Ferry Tour Title At Country Club de Bogotá Championship
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2020-02-10
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOGOTA, Colombia — Mito Pereira of Chile made eagle on the par-5 18th hole [in the final round] to close with a 7-under 64 and win the Country Club de Bogota Championship on Korn Ferry Tour by two shots over Ben Kohles.
It was a big step toward a PGA Tour card for Pereira, who tied for third in Panama in his first Korn Ferry Tour start of the season.
Kohles birdied the 16th and 17th holes to tie Pereira for the lead. Kohles had to lay up on the par-5 closing hole and settled for par and a 65, as Pereira made his eagle for the victory. Pereira also made eagle on the 355-yard fourth hole.
Pereira finished at 20-under 263. He moved to No. 2 on the points list behind Davis Riley. The top 25 at the end of the regular season earn PGA Tour cards.
John Chin shot 68 and finished third, while Camilo Villegas of Colombia had a 69 to tie for fourth.